TJJD Juvenile Correctional Office Spvr Campus Shi

Please paste the following URL into a browser to view the entire job posting on the CAPPS Careers page.https://erphcmprd.cpa.texas.gov/psp/candidateportal/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS\_HRAM\_FL.HRS\_CG\_SEARCH\_FL.GBL?Page=HRS\_APP\_JBPST\_FLandAction=UandFOCUS=ApplicantandSiteId=1andJobOpeningId=104297andPostingSeq=1Agency InformationWe are committed to transforming lives and building safter communities by working collaboratively, communicating openly, and upholding the highest standards of integrity and professionalism. Our team models accountability, transparency, and respect, taking proactive steps to ensure the physical and emotional safety of youth, staff, and the community. We strive for excellence through continuous growth, thoughtful decision making, and mission driven collaboration, supporting one another while embracing challenges that lead to meaningful, long-term impact.Job DescriptionPerforms highly complex (senior-level) work overseeing correctional staff who provide direct care to juveniles in a correctional residential facility. Work involves overseeing the daily operations of a juvenile residential facility; facilitating youth rehabilitation; supervising youth; and coaching their personal development in accordance with individualized treatment plans. Provides supervision and direct care for youth in a residential correctional facility and ensures the safety and security of youth and staff. Supports, coaches, and mentors other JCOs to teach appropriate methods and positive ways to work with youth. Works to help youth to achieve progress in learning and applying methods to identify and manage reactions to stress and trauma and react in more socially appropriate ways. Uses appropriate intervention methods in response to behavioral issues that seek to aid in learning and correcting behavior. Maintains a consistent effort to ensure safe environments and employs security measures when youth, staff, or others are in danger. Interacts and engages with youth in ways that both maintain appropriate structure and exercise understanding of brain development in youth with complex trauma. Maintains healthy relationships and boundaries with youth and consistently recognizes progress and good choices made by youth. May plan, assign, and/or supervise the work of others.Works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Works assigned shift; and may be required to work in excess of 40 hours per work week, be on-call, and travel occasionally.Pre-Service Training Academy Requirement: Newly hired JCOs or rehired JCOs who have been separated more than 18 months will be required to attend the pre-service training academy and complete on-the-job training on a full-time basis. JCOs who have worked for TJJD and return to employment within 18 months of their separation date will not have to attend the pre-service academy and will be placed in full-time status on their date of employment.Essential Job DutiesOversees campus movement, coordination between activities, and safety of staff and youth during their shift.Responds to incidents or activities and uses appropriate intervention methods that seek to aid in learning and correcting behavior. Prepares serious incident reports; and collaborates with the Serious Incident Administrator (SIA); and reports to the Office of the Inspector General Incident Reporting Center (IRC) critical incidents, serious incidents, and the suspected mistreatment of youth. Monitors facility for access to means to assist in suicidal behavior. Observes youth on the facility suicide alert list and all other youth to identify behaviors requiring intervention and a Suicide Assessment (SA). Collaborates with the Regulation Safety Team (RST) to maintain the physical security of the campus; and ensures compliance with established procedures and standards. Engages in competency-based training in the techniques and capabilities needed to coach youth under the Texas Model of tr uma-informed corrections; and coaches and models appropriate Texas Model techniques and ideals to other JCOs and staff. Acts as coach and role model to other levels of JCOs to help them learn appropriate methods and interventions, with a strong focus on retention and support for newly hired JCOs in their first year. Holds youth accountable in ways that fit the level of behavior, seeking to help youth to learn socially acceptable responses and approaches. Uses good judgment in determining when safety is at risk and higher levels of intervention are required. Helps youth to identify their responses to stress, fear, and other triggers and works with the youth to learn ways to increase emotional self-regulation skills. Practices and models appropriate self-regulation skills and is able to remain calm during times of stress and crisis; and helps other JCOs identify and utilize their own self-regulation skills so they are equipped to co-regulate youth. Gains a basic knowledge of each youths treatment plan and provide support in learning the skills needed to meet those goals. Coach youth on how to resolve conflict with other youth and staff as appropriate. Participates in the Youth Service Team and provides input into each youths treatment plan; and is a responsible and supportive team member, who understands that an effective team is composed of reliable people who provide backup and support for their fellow team members and the facility as a whole. Provides for a predictable schedule for youth that is transparent to them and provides warnings and prompts for all movements and transitions; and exercises independent judgment when the need arises to alter a schedule (while still maintaining transparency and warnings). Implements and monitors youth activities, programs, and behaviors on an individual and group basis, to ensure healthy youth engagement and to provides appropriate role modeling for all youth. Observes and keeps staff informed daily of si